Track maps
Nicole formed in the eastern Atlantic about 760 miles (1220 km) east of the Canary Islands.
Track file
Track data (lat/lon, winds, etc.) in a text file.
1998 November 29 09:59 UT
NOAA-12 AVHRR
channel 4 early morning image. A closer view (311 Kb) is seen by clicking
on this small image. In this image, Nicole is a tropical storm with
maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. The white semi-circular ring near the
top of this image is a data dropout.
An
overview image (204 Kb) is also available.
1998 November 29 21:20 UT
NOAA-12 AVHRR
channel 4 nighttime image. A closer view (247 Kb) is seen by clicking
on this small image. Although Nicole is still a tropical storm, the
maximum sustained winds have increased to 60 mph. Note the cirrus
outflow.
1998 November 30 09:37 UT
NOAA-12 AVHRR
channel 4 early morning image. A closer view (336 Kb) is seen by clicking
on this small image. In this image, Nicole has developed into a
Category 1 (Saffir-Simpson Scale) hurricane with maximum sustained winds
of 75 mph. A
very large image (714 Kb) is also available.
